These earrings started off as modifications of sketches I made on my iPad when I was exploring this new leaf series.

All these designs incorporate the leaf-on-leaf design from my early double leaf earrings, a favorite of mine. Early in the process I drew single leaf earrings with tube set stones, since I'm really drawn to more color in my work.

Then I drew double leaf earrings with stone "buds." The leaves are all small and similar sized.

Then I got the idea to mix up the leaf sizes, which led to the Garnet Leaf Earrings, made at about the same time as the Peridot Leaf Bud earrings.